The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-09-03
WE DEMUR

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in the Eureka Sentinel of the Goth
ultimo.
If Mr.. Humphrey (and Major Treece
during his incumbency) was half as
Jealous in executing the indictments
that stand on the Court docket, or are
pigeon-holed in the Clerks office,
which were brought by grand iuries
with all the forms of law, as they APP
pear to be to indict this writer before
the bar of public opinion for no crime
but calling attention to their official
delinquencies, there would be no cause
OF action by these gentlemen, and no
need of a demurrer being entered by
this defendant.
Our Sheriff land his able assistant)
shows very weak pleading against the
editor of the News when they cannot
argue their case in gentlemanly
manner. Vile names, vilification and
personal abuse are not the arguments
the public will take from these gentle
men in pleading their indictment
against US. Because Sheriff Humphrey
calls us an lass" a cur and a
"hypocrite" does not make US so any
more than his signature to the Senti.
mel article makes him its author.
Ii calling hard names prove anything
il is against those who use them, and
they can in no way injure the editor of
fraNa ..alh
enough to believe that the people of
White Pine, among whom we have
lived for 13 years, and always acted
the part of a good citizen, will give
us credit fer honesty aud fair-dealing
in oil the relations of life with our
fellow men which cannot be eclipsedby
Sheriff Humphrey or Major freeze
And if the Recording Angel, or the
earthly accountant, were to balance
their ledgers, the editor of the NEWS
is not at all afraid but he can make
as good a showing on the credit side in
either journal as either OF the gen
tlemen.
But Sheriff Humphrey says we have
lied about hin. To this accusation we
also demur. If we have done so, Mr..
Humphrey has just cause for com
plant, and we are amenable for libel
In q criminal action. Ii his feelings
are too badly hurt to be atoned for
IN this way, a evil action for dam
ages is in order. He can recover some
thing from Us. which is more than all
the Courts IN Christendom could get
out of him or the valiant Major.
In this controversy with the Sheriff
of White Pine county we disciaim eth
tr malice or personal dislike. lie was
elected 10y the voters of this county
rs their executive officers last Kovem-
Der aud entered on his Official duties
ON the LIST OF January. DiScarding
the time-honored custom Of his pre-.
decessors, who had deputies in the
principal towns in the county to col
leet license and attend to the duties
Of the office, Mr.. Humphrey falls back
% his dignity, sits in his Office and
makes the license-payers of this
county pay the additional expense of
sending money to his Office besides
the amount allowed him by law for
collection. We do not say that our
Sheriff has not the strict letter OF the
law on his side in this matter, but the
proceeding is so unusual in the Sher-
IFS office US TO call forth much adj
verse comment.
His predecessors in Office, Mr.. Bas-
seit and Mr.. Lander, always main
tanned a deputy here, and gave our
people that protection TO life and
property which the largest and heav-
iest taxpaying town N the county is
entitled TO.
We shall call into question Mr.
Humphreys excuse for not appoint
ing deputy in Taylor. Scrip is no
lower now than it was during Mr..
Bassett's administration and the bust
ness of Taylor with the county Is fully
as good now as then. The truth of
the matter is, and we have seen Sheriff
Humphreys letter to vouch for it, that
he declined to give us deputy unless
our citizens would name man and
give bonds for him. As the Sheriff
and his assistant know all the law, we
will not say that they have not conve-
nient section in the statutes to uphold
them in thus domineeripg over the
people who seem to have no rights
but TO pay taxes.
~ A. NNAr